This two year project will focus on one of the least studied aspects of delivering care to persons with a dual diagnosis of serious substance abuse and mental health disorders- the process of creating and maintaining service linkages.
A Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Generalist Care Managers for the Treatment of Depression in Medicaid Recipients in Primary Care Settings
The goal is to assess the cost-effectiveness of generalist care managers vs. usual care in the treatment of depression in Medicaid patients seen in community-based primary health care practices.
Structure, Use and Expenditures for Autism Services
This 4-year study, 2002-2006, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, and carried out in conjunction with Division TEACCH at the University of North Carolina, seeks to develop a services research approach to understanding the structure, utilization, and expenditures for the care and treatment of autism.
UNC-CH/Duke Program on Mental Health Services Research
This multidisciplinary program was funded by a seven-year (1993-00) research center grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
Utilization of Public Sector Behavioral Health Systems and Jails Study
Detainees with behavioral health service needs present management and financial burdens to criminal justice systems, and are thought to suffer from poor clinical care, victimization by fellow inmates, and unjust treatment by social service systems.
Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Project
The coordinating center managed a 9-site quasi-experimental cost-effectiveness study of integrated services for women with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders and histories of violence.
Expansion of Research Capability to Study Comparative Effectiveness in Complex Patients
The purpose of the project is to create a data infrastructure for comparative effectiveness research by linking health care data bases relevant to the care of complex patients and conducting a small research study as proof of concept that the infrastructure created is accessible and can be used to address important questions in comparative effectiveness research.
Autism Insurance Policy and Access to Care for Children with Autism: A State Level Analysis
To what extent is state insurance policy on autism associated with better access for children with autism?
Gillings Innovation Laboratory for Mental Health System Improvement
This innovation lab will use a variety of system dynamics modeling tools in partnership with community representatives to address the use of state psychiatric hospitals and alternative community-based services.
Multi-site Collaborative Study for Adherence Virologic and Clinical Virologic and Clinical Outcomes
Adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy is closely associated with HIV viral suppression, drug resistance development, disease progression, and death.
Employment of Adults with Disabilities under the North Carolina Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG)
The goal is to assist the MIG2 effort to develop a comprehensive and lasting employment infrastructure in North Carolina that coordinates disparate state service delivery systems in order to maximize employment for people with disabilities, increase the state’s labor force through the inclusion of people with disabilities, and protect and enhance workers’ healthcare, other benefits, and needed employment supports.